by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 19, 2015 | Homicide
Raleigh Criminal Defense Attorney, Michelle Sparrow, illustrates the numerous degrees of homicide in North Carolina. In North Carolina, there are varying degrees in terms of homicide cases such as: First Degree or Capital Murder Second Degree Murder Involuntary... by Michelle Sparrow | Nov 9, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
More than two years ago, Raleigh and the rest of the nation heard the news that Michael Jackson had died. He was 50 years old and just weeks away from a series of concerts that he and his managers hoped would raise enough money to clear his $400 million debt load.... by Michelle Sparrow | May 5, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
When we published our last post, the Unborn Victims Act had been presented to the governor. She signed it last week. North Carolina Session Law 2011-60 will go into effect on December 1, 2011. The law increases the criminal penalties for causing the death or injury of... by Michelle Sparrow | Apr 29, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The North Carolina General Assembly recently delivered a bill to the governor’s office. If she signs the bill into law, the penalties for causing the death or injury of a fetus will change dramatically. The Unborn Victims of Violence Act, or Ethen’s Law,... by Michelle Sparrow | Mar 3, 2011 | Criminal Law Blog, Homicide
The trial of the former doctor we discussed in our February 24th post ended Wednesday when the judge sentenced the man to three years in prison. The jury did not buy the prosecution’s argument that the man had committed second-degree murder. Instead, they...